Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions

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Question 1
jamb 2015

The similarity between the Jihad of Uthman b. Fodio and the Prophet's hijrah in 622 C. E was the

Astrength of their followers
Binspiration from Allah
Cdisplay of bid'ah
Denvy of non-believers
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Question 2
jamb 2015

The Arabs worshiped idols during the Jahiliyya period because

AThey were ignorant of God's existence
Bthere were Prophets among them
Cthey believed that the idols will intercede
Dthere were revealed Books.
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Question 3
jamb 2015

The battle of Badr was fought in the 2nd year after Hijrah in

A622 A. H
B624 A. H
C625 A. H
D632 A. H
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Question 4
jamb 2015

The core of Muhammad's (SAW) da'awah in Makkah was on

Athe unity of Allah
Bbusiness transaction
Cdivine punishment of wrong-doers
Dsincere brotherhood
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Question 5
jamb 2015

How many Caliphs did the Glorious Qur'an pass through before its standardization?

Asix
Bfour
Cthree
Dtwo
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Question 6
jamb 2015

Divine Inspiration was employed in the

Aarrangement of the Glorious Qu'ran
Bcompilation of the Glorious Qu'ran
Cstandardization of the Glorious Quran
Dmemorization of the Glorious Qu'ran
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Question 7
jamb 2015

Angel Jibril asked the Prophet (SAW) to read during the event of the first revelation

Afour times
BThree times
Ctwice
Donce
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Question 8
jamb 2015

Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

A'I am not a scholar'
B'I am not a jugde'
C'I cannot read'
D'I cannot preach'
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Question 9
jamb 2015

The revelation of the glorious Qur'an started with a

Aparable
Bcommand
CLegislation
DDeclaration.
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Question 10
jamb 2015

Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

Ait is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
Bmost Muslims can read and write Arabic
Cbooks of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
Dthe Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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Question 11
jamb 2015

Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

ASokoto
BBorno
CTimbuktu
DMali
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Question 12
jamb 2015

One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was

Athe employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
Bconstruction of palaces based on Arab technology
Cestablishment of universities to train scientists
Drecruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
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Question 13
jamb 2015

The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

Aibn Sīna
Bal-Ghazālī
Car-Rāzī
DIbn Rushd.
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Question 14
jamb 2015

The Caliph who appointed the shura Council to produce a successor after his death was

AAbū Bakr as-Siddīq
B'Umar b. Khattāb
C'Uthmān b. 'Affān
D'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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Question 15
jamb 2015

Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da'wah in al-Madina was more

Apersecution oriented
Bof an internal affair of believers
Cfar-reaching
Dintensive but less successful
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Question 16
jamb 2015

In the course of hijjat'l - widā, Muslims were taught to

Ashun alcohol and games of chance
Bpay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
Ctreat women and domestic servants kindly
Dpromptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
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Question 17
jamb 2015

The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant

Atrade by barter
Bexchange of female slaves
Cexchange of sisters in wedlock
Dgambling
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Question 18
jamb 2015

In Islamic law of inheritance, the brother of a deceased person who had a son is to

Atake a larger share of the inheritance
Btake half of the share of the son
Cget equal share with the son
Dbe excluded from inheritance
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Question 19
jamb 2015

In Islamic law on divorce, the custody of a child aged two years or less is normally conceded to the

Afather
Bmother
Caunt
Dgrandmother
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Question 20
jamb 2015

The practice of comparing the back of one's wife to that of one's mother as a method of divorce was known as

Afaskh
Blian
Czihar
Dila
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